China, EU to Explore WTO-Compliant Tariff Cuts at Second Trade Meeting

The language here is procedural rather than substantive: a consensus to keep talking, not a deal. What matters is the framing — tariff relief is being conditioned on WTO compatibility, which signals both sides want cover for any concessions and leaves room for the process to stall without blame. For RWA and crypto markets, the read-through is indirect, running through broader EU-China trade temperature rather than any digital-asset provision. Whether this dialogue track produces concrete tariff movement, or remains a communication channel, is the open question.